The following video is from Monday's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with analysts Jason Moser and Matt Koppenheffer, discuss the top business and investing stories of the day.
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX ) CEO Howard Schultz said on Monday that the�company's first stores in India and Vietnam have enjoyed a positive reception. Schultz also said the coffee chain might�launch a store in�Myanmar. Starbucks opened its first Vietnam store in February and its first store in India last year. And Starbucks is serving up�some big numbers in China. Schultz said China will surpass Canada to be second-biggest market within the next couple of years.
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Hot India Companies To Buy For 2014: (OFSS.NS)
Oracle Financial Services Software Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT) solutions and knowledge processing services to the financial services industry worldwide. The company offers Oracle FLEXCUBE, a banking product suite for consumer, corporate, investment, mobile and Internet banking, consumer lending, asset management, and investor servicing, including payments. Its products comprise Oracle FLEXCUBE Enterprise Limits and Collateral Management, which enables centralized collateral management, limits definition, tracking, and exposure measurement; Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking solution that offers a wealth management portal, a customer interaction tool, and portfolio management capabilities for private banking; and Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing, a process enabled transfer agency and investor servicing solution. The company also offers Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications for enterprise risk, performance manageme nt, regulatory compliance, and customer insight; consulting services in the areas of business transformation, risk and compliance, program management, IT architecture, IT governance, and process improvement; and application services for banking, securities, and insurance. In addition, it provides technology services comprising conceptualization, design, evaluation, implementation, and management of IT infrastructure for financial institutions; business process outsourcing services ranging from back office work to contact centre services for the banking, capital markets, insurance, and asset management domains; and support services. The company was formerly known as i-flex Solutions Limited and changed its name to Oracle Financial Services Software Limited in August 2008. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Mumbai, India. Oracle Financial Services Software Limited is a subsidiary of Oracle Global (Mauritius) Limited.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Goodwin]
The resurgence of the US will bring back big-time technology spending and Indian companies stand to gain. However, mainstream software services companies are highly priced. Oracle Fin is one of the few tech stocks that still have some headroom for appreciation. When US banks invest in technology to comply with new regulations, Oracle will rake in the moolah.
Hot India Companies To Buy For 2014: Patni Computer Systems Limited(PTI)
Patni Computer Systems Limited, an information technology (IT) services company, provides a range of IT services through integrated onsite and offshore delivery locations. Its services include IT strategies development, system consulting and design, application development, application maintenance and support, packaged software implementation, quality assurance, infrastructure management, business process outsourcing, IT outsourcing, and OSS and BSS systems deployment services. The company offers IT services primarily to customers in insurance, manufacturing, retail, distribution, financial services, communications, media, and utilities industries. It also offers product engineering services, including engineering design and modeling, electronic design, embedded software development, and product lifecycle management for legacy products, as well as testing and migration services for new technologies to clients in electronics, automotive, medical electronics, industrial auto mation, office automation, handheld/mobile device manufacturing, and semiconductor manufacturing industries. The company operates in North America, Europe, India, and Japan, as well as in the rest of the Asia-Pacific region. Patni Computer Systems Limited was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Kennedy]
Patni Computer Systems Ltd, based in Mumbai, is one of the leading global providers of Information Technology services and business solutions. More than15000 professionals from Patni Computers service clients across diverse industries, from 28 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and 20 Global Delivery Centers in strategic locations across the world.
Revenues for the quarter ended 31st March 10 stood at US$ 172.3 million (Rs.7,745.4 million). The operating Income for the quarter at US$ 36.2 million (Rs.1,627.0 million) and this is up by 8.7% when compared quarter to quarter.
Top 5 Clean Energy Companies To Watch For 2014: (SUZLON.NS)
Suzlon Energy Limited engages in the design, development, manufacture, and supply of wind turbine generators in the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe. The company?s product portfolio includes drive systems, annular generators, and grid connection systems, as well as towers and foundations comprising tower constructions, tubular steel towers, precast concrete towers, and foundation constructions. It also involves in the sale/sub-lease of land; infrastructure development; sale of gear boxes, and foundry and forging components; and power generation operations. In addition, the company offers land sourcing and permitting, wind resource assessment, and erection and commissioning services, as well as operations and maintenance services for projects. Suzlon Energy Limited was founded in 1995 and is based in Pune, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Tom Bishop]
Suzlon Energy Ltd is India’s largest and the world’s third largest wind power equipment manufacturer and has more than 12% of global wind turbine market share. Thus, exploiting the first mover advantage in the field of wind energy technology, Suzlon has registered a phenomenal growth from a single product, single market company to a giant corporation with presence in all the five continents.
With a strong brand image, well-developed infrastructure and tremendous geographical reach, Suzlon Energy is well poised to leap forward in the coming years.
Hot India Companies To Buy For 2014: (MMFIN.BO)
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited, a non-banking finance company, primarily provides finance for utility vehicles, tractors, and cars. The company offers vehicle finance, such as tractor, utility vehicle, car, three-wheeler, commercial vehicle, and two-wheeler loans, as well as loans for construction equipment. It also provides home loans, including loans for construction, purchase, extension, and improvements; and personal loans for medical needs, educational needs, agricultural needs, and festival and marriage expenditures. In addition, the company offers direct life and non-life insurance broking for corporations and retail customers; mutual fund distribution services; and fixed deposits and auto refinance services. It primarily serves rural and semi-urban sectors in India. The company was formerly known as Maxi Motors Financial Services Limited and changed its name to Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited in November 1992. Mahindra & Mahindra Fina ncial Services Limited was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited is a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Sy_Harding]
The company has a strong presence in rural markets and derives about 90 percent of its revenues from there. Its business model reflects the company? nuanced understanding of the rural segment. As the demand for tractors grows, the company will be a direct beneficiary.
Hot India Companies To Buy For 2014: (MOSERBAER.NS)
Moser Baer India Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of optical storage media in India and internationally. The company offers a range of optical storage media products, which include recordable compact discs, rewritable compact discs, recordable digital versatile discs (DVD), rewritable DVD?s, and blue laser discs. It also provides solar power products, including photovoltaic cells, crystalline cells and modules, and thin films. In addition, the company offers home entertainment products, such as pre-recorded disks of home video titles in various Indian languages. It has rights for approximately 10,000 titles in all the languages. Further, the company provides information technology peripherals comprising USB drives, memory cards, DVD writers, PC peripherals, TFT Monitors, UPS, and external hard drives; and consumer electronics, which consist of LCD TVs, DVD players, portable DVD players, digital photo frames, media players, and multimedia speakers. Moser Baer Ind ia Limited was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Glenn]
Moser Baer is the indeed the world’s second largest manufacturer of optical storage media and they have also embarked on manufacturing of Photo-voltaic cells, with the intent of providing reliable solar power as a competitive non-subsidized source of energy. In the light of continually rising demand for solar energy, the company is planning to expand its current capacity from 125 MW to 315 MW during 2010.
It is planning to capture overseas solar market like USA and expanding its European business to countries like France, Italy, Bulgaria and Czech Republic and Greece. Being pioneer in this segment, Moser Baer is well positioned to seize these opportunities and the company is expected to emerge as a giant enterprise in the foreseeable future.
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